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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what sense does the author agree that H. is with God, as some friends say?
(a) Like God, H. is unimaginable.
(b) Like God, H. responds to prayer.
(c) Like God, H. is all-knowing.
(d) Like God, the author must believe H. exists without proof.

2. What does the author say happens when we experience any kind of pain?
(a) We barely notice it.
(b) We run from it.
(c) We need to share it with others.
(d) It pulls us toward it.

3. In the second chapter, what person does the author come to realize he had little confidence in?
(a) The author's children.
(b) The author's brother.
(c) B. R.
(d) H.

4. How will the author respond to being told the consolations of religion?
(a) He will be consoled.
(b) He will assume the speaker does not understand.
(c) He will argue from Scripture.
(d) He will be persuaded.

5. In the first chapter, what does the author say is the most "disquieting symptom"?
(a) His deep depression.
(b) When he turns his back on his friends.
(c) Wondering where God is.
(d) His ability to continue working.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author feel his loss the most?

2. How long does the author think his suffering will last?

3. How does the author know that the end of this life is all about heavenly reunions?

4. What aspect of an afterlife does the author say differs completely from this life?

5. What does the author think about a God who has created a world of so much beauty?

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